Cuba

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): - Population (2021): 11,256,372 HDI (2021): 0.76
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 107
Score: 46.2
Vulnerability 0.428
Readiness 0.353

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Cuba places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Cuba is the 87th most vulnerable country and the 122nd most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Ranking
124
126
128
130
124
120
118
118
121
109
101
93
87
84
88
95
100
108
112
110
109
112
104
109
107
108
107
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.428
Food
0.406
Projected change of cereal yields
0.960
Projected population change
0.080
Food import dependency
0.185
Rural population
0.245
Agriculture capacity
0.874
Child malnutrition
0.091
Water
0.386
Projected change of annual runoff
0.755
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.144
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.156
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.876
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.311
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.030
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.002
Slum population
0.106
Medical staff
0.424
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.647
Ecosystem Services
0.547
Projected change of biome distribution
0.600
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.616
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.239
Protected biome
0.282
Engagement in international environmental conventions
1.000
Human Habitat
0.567
Projected change of warm periods
0.300
Projected change of flood hazard
0.634
Urban concentration
0.755
Age dependency ratio
0.442
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.759
Paved roads
0.514
Infrastructure
0.351
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.754
Dependency on imported energy
0.578
Population living under 5m above sea level
0.151
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
0.188